Why kids get bored with science
…school children about viruses. And I agree, you can’t just pour on the facts. You have to tell them how the facts were obtained. And why they are important. And…
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Futures in Biotech on influenza
…of Medicine in New York. We talk about influenza and why Dr. Palese revived a virus that killed 50 million people. Download Futures in Biotech 40: Virus Reborn or subscribe…
Virology pop quiz
…died suddenly from an unidentified virus Sunday. Here are my questions. 1. How can it be stated that the student died ‘from an unidentified virus’ if no virus was identified?…
Are you receiving the influenza 2009 H1N1 vaccine?
…influenza H1N1 vaccine. None of them raised their hands. Yesterday, I taught seven high school biology classes about viruses; I asked each group (about 30 students) if they were going…
Second H1N1 peak in US
…current state of influenza and what we might expect. Note added a few days later: Despite dire predictions to the contrary, the 2009 swine-origin H1N1 influenza virus has not mutated…
TWiV 67: Wasting deer and the Hulk rabbit
…inhibitor of viral infection (SEVI) Surfen inhibits the action of SEVI Making green transgenic rabbits using simian immunodeficiency virus vector Science comedy (thanks Lucky Fractal!) Weekly Science Picks Marc Association…